This short paper should give some more drive to the discussion in our workshop. It is based upon the longer and the very long discussion papers which have been already sent and which are also to be found on the workshop blog. More
Category: right wing populism
John Grahl: The Edge of the Cliff? Some Brexit Problems
“The Government’s Brexit ‘Great Repeal Bill’ has already been renamed the ‘EU Withdrawal Bill’. But in the light of the blithe assurance from David Davis that the ever more intractable problems piling up around his negotiations … more
Tomáš Nociar: What is populism and what is its relation to democracy?
Recent events such as Brexit, the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential race, dramatic 2nd round of presidential elections in Austria and France as well as the parliamentary elections in Netherlands and Germany have caused that populism more
Peter Herrmann: Populism in the Light of Political Economy – Tentative Reflections
While it is important to investigate the role of socio-economic shocks and simplifying ‘analyses’ of populist demagogues, standing behind the immediate dangers of populist threats, the present contribution outlines the need for and contours of a thorough analysis of the current formation. Reference to a broadly understood and somewhat refined regulationist theory more
Discussion paper – long version
Like the first discussion paper, also the current should serve for the preparation of the workshop and support the discussion there. Its structure corresponds to the questions that have been asked and to the agenda of the final workshop program. More
Bernhard Müller: Right-Wing-Populism: An answer to the crisis of democratic capitalism
The text is from “The Left, the People, Populism. Past and Present”, edited by Walter Baier, Eric Canepa and Eva Himmelstoss, transform! europe yearbook 2017, Merlin Press, London Text
Mariano Feliz: Critical notes on populism, popular power and hegemony.
To understand that the rise of rightwing populism is, on the one hand, the result of the fragmentation of conditions of social reproduction due to neoliberal policies. Such policies have put into crisis the political composition of the working people. more
Mariano Feliz: A comment
To understand that the rise of rightwing populism is, on the one hand, the result of the fragmentation of conditions of social reproduction due to neoliberal policies. Such policies have put into crisis the political composition of the working people. In that sense, on the other hand, right-wing populism is the result of the crisis of the left in the sense of being unable to articulate Continue reading Mariano Feliz: A comment
Jan Toporowski: One very important feature of ‘right-wing populism’
There is one very important feature of ‘right-wing populism’ which is central to its appeal and its political economy. This is its rejection of ‘neo-liberalism’, and its blaming of the miseries of the working class and poor business on neo-liberal, cosmopolitan capitalism. In place of this, right-wing populism offers policies of national solidarity Continue reading Jan Toporowski: One very important feature of ‘right-wing populism’
Thilo Janssen: A love-hate relationship: Far-right parties and the European Union
- The term far right describes the political spectrum to the right of the European
People’s Party (EPP). - The far-right parties are stronger than ever and are benefiting from the severe
political crises of the EU. More